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lemonsharks:teal-deer:zenthisoror:linkislost:sighinastorm:tooiconic:lafayettelabaguette:beasti:clarenecessities:sapphic-matriarchy:system-fail-ure:karinanotcinerina:retro-geek:ultrafacts:gatochick:ultrafacts:pizzaismylifepizzaisking:majikkant:ultrafacts:SourceVideo of TamaFollow Ultrafacts for more factsThe picture in the background of the second oneTama is bossTHE TRAINS HAVE CARTOON TAMAS ON THEMSad update everyone, Tama recently passed away… An estimated 3,000 people, including railway officials, attended Tama the cat’s funeral on Sunday, days after she died of heart failure aged 16. [x]For those who haven’t read articles about it, the local shrine elevated her to a god. She’s now the Eternal Stationmaster and patron god of the station.Beautiful.Now I’m crying thanksand a new cat was hired right?yep! her name is Nitama (essentially ”second tama” or “tama II”) and she served under Tama as an apprentice before being appointed her deputyshe works very hardEverytime this crosses my dash, I reblog. It is the law.LawI’m crying at 11pm over train catsNitama, already now a mature cat (born 2010), has a protege named Yontama (fourth Tama, b. 2016). There is no information available for either the physical befellment or tragic self-disgrace which has removed Santama from contention.^Nitama majestic, and below with YontamaYontama.a legacy I’d just like to add that there is a ‘Santama’, whose name was ‘SUNtamatama’ (the capitalisation is not my own, it’s in the actual name). They were sent to Okayama prefecture for station-master training. The Okayama PR rep Mister/Ms Y, who was looking after SUNtamatama then refused to let go of the cat, saying something along the lines of, “This child is ours and I will not let them go, they will stay in Okayama”, and so SUNtamatama remained in Okayama.This is SUNtamama below:Source: https://mainichi.jp/graphs/20161017/hrc/00m/040/003000g/1ほんまニャンでって言いたくなるわ。@literaryreference mystery of santama solved; kidnapped by okayama PR bc too kawaii AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH -- source link